How do I know if my former primary is at fault or not in my incident?

He gave me a medication that did not mix with another after he new everything about what I was taking and how much and how long. He wrote a script and said it was fine but it was not fine at all!! Almost passed on to the next life.

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if I were you I would consult with a lawyer about this yes he is at fault even more so since he knew of the meds you were currently taking. please contact a lawyer that does personal injury and medical negligence consult one that doesn't ask for a retainer fee please keep me posted on how everything is going for you. im glad you made it through

Hi Almstkikdbukt,OK, now I get your screen name (almost kicked bucket). It takes me a few minutes, but I usually catch on! heheDidn't the pharmacist question the med your doc gave you? I would think that the pharmacy would refuse to fill it if you use the same pharmacy for all of your Rx's. Of course, if they didn't know all of your meds, this is a moot point. I agree that you should at least consult a medical malpractice attorney. They are VERY expensive, but take cases on contingency, meaning you pay nothing if they don't win your case. If they win --- after attorneys fees and taxes, don't expect more than half of the monetary award. Also, these cases can take years and years to even go to court. I've been there. My attorney advised me to accept a settlement because it could be tied up in legal mumbo jumbo for 10 years. I might not live to see the case go to court.

Before you decide to see an attorney, be sure you get all relevant medical records, because once you see an attorney, records have a way of disappearing and being altered. Just sharing my experience with you. I'm glad you pulled through and are still with us!Regards,Kathy

I agree with Kathy. The thing is that though you had this disastrous event, the actual cause will be difficult to prove. And having been involved in a trial prosecuting a physician, it drains you terribly. Maybe a settlement, should there be one, can spare a lot of grief. Is it justice? As long as you don't sign a no disclosure, it goes into the doctors record. If you want to do this, search for an attorney who specializes in cases like this and who will accept payment from the settlement. You could go broke otherwise. Search your doctor and see if there are any sanctions or disciplines against him. If not, it was a mistake. I wish you luck in your decision. Hope you remain well. Karen

Exactly, Kai's. one can also file with the state board and have the doctor investigated and on record for this. Regardless of the decision. This route, at least as I found, is not as difficult and the state spends the money to investigate. Of course, all of this depends on the state and the laws. I only know my state. Am neither an attorney or a physician.

Your dr should have known better, your pharmacist (providing you use the same one) should have seen it and questioned it. You should have read all the literature. Taking the right med is a team effort, with the 3 of you. However, your dr should have known better, and prescribed something else.

Hardly anyone is doing the we'll only get paid if you win. Maybe back when the economy was doing well. You are looking at 10k for a senior lawyer and 5k for a Jr lawyer who just graduated. Consider just filing cost 2,500 and that is consider what state you are in. West coast it's double that. Talk to your doctor or find another one. If you took the meds and had a bad reaction than you would have a great law suit. I deal with lawyers every day and these are the cases they hate because they cost the most and if you have anything in your background where you are arrested, abused drugs, or anything unseemly they will use it against you. Even if you use a different pharmacy which they will say you were pharmacy hopping.

Right now my lawyer is suing my doctor and I'm going thru a custody battle. My doctor is getting sued by an old gf who claims she was a patient before they started dating. So if your doctor was sued you have to get the court docket stating what it was for because it may not have anything to do with his professional ability. I had a dentist not Novocain me enough when I got a wisdom tooth pulled or when the first doctor put the metal plate in wrong than had to get it removed then placed correctly. I won't sue because I know some where down the line it can be used against me.

You need to be going to the SAME pharmacy each time you fill a prescription so that the Pharmacist can see if you will have interactions with other meds. If you fill them here and there they would not know if there would be a problem. Try to stay with the same pharmacy to avoid this. The other hand pharmacist do make mistakes too, you should always ask if the new med interacts with the other ones. Sometimes they just think you have had it before. I always ask and have had them tell me it would interact with what I was on so I think to ask is the best to avoid what happened to you.